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Declaration



The members representing employees of CIRCLEPRINTERS Group in different European countries met at the European Works Council, 16 June 2010 in Brussels, attended by Mr. Michel Guichard, the only shareolder representative. Employment in all countries continues to decline and it is really time to react against this unacceptable situation. The adjustments for loss of sales are made only on the basis of reducing the payroll and not by a policy responding to the needs of industrial customers.



The current state of the group is serious:


- France lost one hundred and sixty nine jobs


- Spain lost forty-four jobs

- Sweden lost thirty-five jobs

- Finland lost twenty jobs



Overall, CIRCLEPRINTERS deleted hundred sixty eight jobs in one year and that doesn't include non-replacement of retiring and non-renewal of temporary contracts converted into interim. Wage policy is deteriorating more and more in all countries. When wages don't fall, they are frozen or they seem to be more of a pittance than a real increase.

To this question the answer is eloquent: if wage increases plunged the company into trouble, social partners will be reasonable.



The policy of wage increase in Austria is certainly an example that all members should claim. The collective agreement provides for annual increases that are at least the level of the cost of life, plus there is a 13th and 14th month’s salary provided.



For pensions, the finding goes to a lengthening of contributions and a departure closer than sixty-five.

But in which state of health will we be at sixty five years with the deterioration of working conditions aggravated by successive restructuring?



For investment, no coherent group concept exists, the different countries had to find their own financial means to realize investments.
But, to restructure or liquidate enterprises, the "group" has found the money to finance operations.
In conclusion, the position of the two shareholders who had invested seventy thousand euros and they did not had a penny in return, is summarized in three points:



- Consolidation is the best way for the future

- The expectations of business: finding a structural solution to stop cash spending because this support will be temporary.


- Work on financing options. It is clearly about EARNING money, or there will be no future!

We are not surprised, it's always been the shareholder’ s position and we have always opposed this position since the takeover of Quebecor by CIRCLEPRINTERS.



The members of the CIRCLEPRINTERS European Works Council

Brussels, 16.6.2010